Artist Commission – Crossing Borders

7 Sep 2017 — 19 Sep 2017

Benn Partnership Centre

Rugby

Heritage and Culture Warwickshire is looking to commission a contemporary arts practitioner with a background in participatory practice to deliver a series of arts workshops with an Asian women’s group in Rugby using museum collections to explore recent migration stories and co-create new artwork for exhibition. The commissioned artist will be expected to devise and deliver up to 10 art sessions between October 2017 and February 2018. There is a total artist fee of £1500 (inclusive planning, delivery, travel) plus an additional £350 for materials. Download the full brief for more details.

New Art West Midlands is funded by Arts Council England and we are hosted by our lead partner Birmingham City University. We are supported by our project partners Coventry University, University of Wolverhampton and University of Worcester. New Art West Midlands Exhibition 2017 is led by Birmingham Museums Trust with support from participating host venues. It is funded by Arts Council England alongside Birmingham City University, Coventry University, Hereford College of Arts, Staffordshire University, University of Wolverhampton and University of Worcester. New Art West Midlands Engine is led by The New Art Gallery Walsall. It is funded by Arts Council England, and delivered with support from Walsall Council and our programme partners.